. >> next, president obama has sharp words for mitt romney. what he used to describe his republican opponent. >> and lighting up your fireplace on wrong nights could cost you a bundle. >> a gift ?xús1@ú? >>> welcome back. coming up on 4:47. time to get ready for a whole lot of sunshine. warmer weather, check out the 50s mainly along the coast. low to mid-70s for the rest of us. if you are traveling around the country, it's still pretty cool especially as you look into the plains. 38 in denver. st. louis will be 30 degrees cooler. they had a high of 85 yesterday. up and down the eastern seaboard 60s and 70s. let's take a look what is going on. sandy is well offshore. not causing problems. we have snow around denver. i don't expect any delays here this morning. flight tracker at the bottom of abc7news.com. >> eric: it's 4:47. new this morning, apple is taking pre-orders for the ipad mini. they begin ordering the device at the stroke of midnight but they won't hit shelves until november 2. smaller tablet they are worried won't compete with the